During Mysterio's match against Finlay, Orton interfered and executed an RKO on Mysterio, allowing Finlay to pin Mysterio for the win. On the March 24 edition of SmackDown!, Orton interfered in Mysterio's and Angle's respective matches. He then was looking to give Cena an RKO, but Cena somehow countered the maneuver into a roll-up and scored the win for himself and Triple H. On the March 18 edition of Saturday Night's Main Event, Orton, Mysterio and Angle (SmackDown!'s WrestleMania main event) lost to WWE Champion John Cena and Triple H (RAW's WrestleMania main event) in a Handicap tag team match when Orton turned on Angle by nailing him with an RKO. Five days later, on the February 24 edition of SmackDown!, SmackDown! General Manager Theodore Long announced that the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 22 would be a Triple Threat match involving Mysterio, Orton, and champion Angle. At No Way Out, Orton defeated Mysterio to win his WrestleMania 22 world championship match. Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble match, last eliminating Orton, to earn a World Championship match at WrestleMania. The predominant feud on the SmackDown! brand was between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton over the World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H, who challenged John Cena for the WWE Championship ^ Due to their double countout in the second round, a triple threat match with The Big Show, Rob Van Dam, and Triple H was booked for the final. The Road to WrestleMania tournament to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania 22 was held between February 6 and February 20, 2006. Later, with Triple H watching at ringside, Cena defeated his WrestleMania XX opponent Big Show after nailing him with an FU for the win. First, Triple H dropped his WrestleMania XV opponent Kane with a Pedigree with the help from Carlito and Chris Masters. On the March 6 edition of RAW, both the WWE Champion John Cena and challenger Triple H won their WrestleMania Rewind Matches.
Triple H won the match after pinning RVD following a Pedigree. In the final match of the tournament, held on the February 20 edition of RAW, Triple H faced Rob Van Dam (RVD) and The Big Show in a Triple Threat match. After failing to win the Royal Rumble match, Triple H participated in the 2006 Road to WrestleMania Tournament, where the winner would become the number-one contender to the WWE Championship at WrestleMania. On the February 13 edition of RAW, Cena retained the WWE title by defeating Edge with Mick Foley serving as the special guest referee. The main feud heading into WrestleMania on the RAW brand was between John Cena and Triple H over the WWE Championship. More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 states attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries. Tickets sold out in under two minutes, grossing US$2.5 million for the event, making it the highest grossing one-day event at the Allstate Arena. WrestleMania 22 was the third WrestleMania to take place in the Chicago metropolitan area (following WrestleMania 2, and WrestleMania 13). Featured matches on the undercard included a No Holds Barred match between Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon, a Casket match between The Undertaker and Mark Henry, a WWE Women's Championship match between Mickie James and Trish Stratus and an interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match featuring six participants. Mysterio won the match and the World Heavyweight Championship after pinning Orton following a 619 and a West Coast Pop. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship between champion Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton. The main match on the RAW brand was John Cena versus Triple H for the WWE Championship, which Cena won after forcing Triple H to submit to the STFU. There were two main events which were the main matches for each brand. The event was a joint-promotion pay-per-view (PPV) featuring performers from the RAW and SmackDown! brands. It took place on Apat the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.
WWE WRESTLEMANIA 22 POSTER PROFESSIONAL
WrestleMania 22 was the twenty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Promotional poster featuring Booker T and John Cena